Review Gist for Canon PowerShot SD870 IS Digital Camera

3.	"The PowerShot SD870 IS yields very high-quality images with accurate colors and tons of detail, and which are very clean at lower ISOs."... Review.zdnet.com

4.	"The Canon SD870 has a good system available to the user to keep images organized."... Imaging-resource

5.	"11x14-inch images looked great from 80 to 400."... Imaging-resource

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lcd

1.	"large and lovely 3-inch LCD screen"... Imaging-resource

2.	"larger screen and just under one million extra pixels"... Dpreview.com

3.	"3 inch LCD Screen."... DigitalCameraReview

4.	"The huge LCD can be somewhat dim in bright light"... Pcworld.com

color

1.	"If you like to tweak the colors in your shots, the SD870 IS offers a near excess of options"... Pcworld.com

flash

1.	"Flash settings are disabled in Digital Macro mode"... Imaging-resource

lens

1.	"The Canon PowerShot SD870 IS is the most appealing camera in Canon's high-end Digital ELPH line, thanks to its 28mm-equivalent wide angle lens."... Imaging-resource

2.	"the SD870 has a built-in lens cover, so there's no lens cap to deal with."... Dcresource.com

exposure

1.	"Outdoor scenic shots were impressive--generally good exposure accuracy, no oversaturated colors, and sharp details."... Pcworld.com

2.	"Exposure is fully automatic, but the user can tweak it with 2.0EV of exposure compensation and four metering modes to handle difficult lighting, while a generous twelve Scene modes keep the camera approachable for beginners."... Imaging-resource

3.	"Canon's lens shift OIS provides an effective antidote to camera shake, particularly at longer zoom lengths or during long exposures"... Steves-digicams

4.	"Lithium rechargeable battery and charger included"... Steves-digicams

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zoom

1.	"The SD870 has a nice wide-angle 3.8X zoom lens, with a focal range of 28 - 105 mm."... Dcresource.com

2.	"sassy shooter's wide-angle zoom lens makes it a snap to capture large group shots"... Steves-digicams

3.	"nice wide-angle 3.8X zoom lens"... Dcresource.com

4.	"Extra-wide zoom lens"... Pcworld.com

5.	"the zoom was quick and responsive to my touch."... Imaging-resource

product

1.	"For people comfortable with a digital camera however, they will find themselves quickly at home with the Canon SD870."... Imaging-resource

2.	"As an added convenience, Canon PowerShot digital cameras also accommodate MultiMedia MMC and MMC+ memory cards, as well as standard SD memory cards and the new, high-capacity SDHC memory cards."... Steves-digicams

3.	"a new four-way thumb button that when touched, displays an animated replica for the button on the LCD screen."... Pcworld.com

resolution

1.	"you can go up to 6.1X in your favorite photo editor"... Dcresource.com

performance

1.	"Camera performance was excellent."... Dcresource.com

2.	"Impressive performance and image quality"... CNet

3.	"Some aspects of the SD870's performance are quite good."... Neocamera.com

4.	"The PowerShot SD870 turned in a pretty good performance in our macro test."... Dcresource.com

5.	"Focusing performance was very good."... Dcresource.com

iso

1.	"Detail loss starts to appear at ISO 400 (due to noise reduction)"... Dcresource.com

2.	"Noise becomes quite evident at ISO 800"... Dcresource.com

3.	"At ISO 200, noise and noise reduction artifacting become visible, taking out some detail with it."... Dcresource.com

4.	"ISO boosting be quite noisy at high ISOs."... Dcresource.com

5.	"Even the ISO 1,600 image that looks so mushy at 100% onscreen looks pretty good at 4x6."... Imaging-resource

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video

1.	"capable movie mode"... Dcresource.com

shutter

1.	"In long shutter mode the Canon SD870 will default to the widest aperture available, so outside of night photography, it becomes really easy to overexpose images."... Imaging-resource

buttons

1.	"Animated on-screen button is distracting."... Pcworld.com

2.	"virtual button"... Pcworld.com

3.	"Power button easy to press instead of shutter."... DigitalCameraReview

other

1.	"The Canon SD870 IS Digital ELPH features a compact, stylish case with rounded horizontal edges, and a retracting lens to make it pocket-friendly."... Imaging-resource

focus

1.	"there is a focus-assist lamp (that you can disable) which works very well in establishing a proper focus"... Imaging-resource

memory

1.	"The file numbering is maintained even if you replace and/or format memory cards."... Dcresource.com

price

1.	"It's pricey"... Pcworld.com

interface

1.	"The interface is simple, the process takes minutes, and the results are impressive"... Dcresource.com

2.	"questionable interface"... Neocamera.com

viewfinder

1.	"tiny viewfinder"... Reviews.digitaltrends.com

aperture

1.	"Despite using its widest aperture, the depth of field remains relatively large, so you're unlikely to get that really out-of-focus background effect on the 860IS / SD870 IS."... Cameralabs.com

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